Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich stories
News about Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, an Earth-observing satellite jointly developed by NASA along with U.S. and European partners to observe Earth's ocean, measuring sea levels to improve weather forecasts and flood predictions, safeguard public safety, benefit commercial industry, and protect coastal infrastructure. Launched in November 2020, it is one of a pair of identical satellites, along with Sentinel-6B, scheduled to launch in November 2025.
Launched in November, Sentinel-6B will track ocean height with ultraprecision to advance marine forecasting, national security, and more. Sentinel-6B, a joint mission by NASA and its U.S. and European partners to survey 90% of the world’s oceans for the benefit…
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About the size of a full-size pickup truck, a newly launched satellite by NASA and its partners will provide ocean and atmospheric information to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect infrastructure, and benefit commercial activities, such as shipping. The Sentinel-6B satellite…
Mission controllers for Sentinel-6B received full acquisition of signal from the spacecraft at 1:54 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 17. After cross-calibrating its data, Sentinel-6B will take over from Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, launched Nov. 21, 2020, to monitor sea levels, measure…
The Sentinel-6B satellite is flying on its own after separating from the SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage. Satellite-6B, part of a mission led jointly by NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), EUMETSAT (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites),…
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage successfully touched down on Landing Zone 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California following launch of Sentinel-6B. The Falcon 9 second stage will continue to coast for approximately 45 minutes before…
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the U.S.-European Sentinel-6B satellite launched at 9:21 p.m. PST (12:21 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 17) from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Sentinel-6B will eventually take over as…
Fueling is underway for the second stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Sentinel-6B, part of a joint mission led by NASA and ESA (European Space Agency), EUMETSAT (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites), and the National…
Once Sentinel-6B launches, the satellite and its six science instruments are expected to spend the next 5.5 years in orbit collecting data on the rising sea levels and the impacts for us on Earth. The satellite is about the size…
